Commercial HVAC Air Filtration

Commercial HVAC: Don’t Circulate Bad Air

Every time a building study is carried out for a potential client, one usual aspect is obvious. Many of these structures are utilizing the wrong air filters for their application. In the majority of structures where the owner alters the filter or they utilize a fly by night service professional, they are utilizing a cheap filters. The problem is that these filters are inadequate to appropriately filter the air.

There are 2 primary reasons individuals make use of cheap filters :

COST. These filters are less costly to purchase compared with the more efficient pleated filters.

INEXPERIENCE OF THE CURRENT PROVIDER. In some cases, the owner or commercial HVAC service business are not familiar with which filtering to utilize and the issues triggered using a low quality filter.

Keep in mind that the filter is your only line of defense to cleanse the air that you breathe. A throw away filter just catches roughly 10 % of the dirt and germs that floats by it. Simply think– you’re breathing the various other 90 % of these contaminants! Also, these filters safeguard the evaporator coil and blowers on your devices and the duct-work in your structure. As the coils get shut out with the particles streaming through the filter, the system will not have the ability to dissipate the heat so the unit will run longer and hence utilize even more energy.

Air filters get a Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) score which is a rating of the filtering efficiency of an air filter that has been evaluated making use of the ASHRAE Standard 52.2 Test Procedure. The higher the rating the more efficient the filter is in capturing bits.

The 2nd most significant issue concerning air filtration is the lack of a correct modification frequency. In numerous centers, the filters are not changed frequently enough. If your structure is incredibly dirty or messy, two filter modifications a year may not suffice. The expense of a filter is much lower than the lost manufacturing from employees who are out ill or the expense of a repair work for a mechanical breakdown.

Using the proper air filtration at the right regularity you can:.

- Improve the quality of the air you breathe.

- Increase the efficiency of your system by getting the evaporator coil, blowers and duct-work cleaner.

- Lower janitorial expenses by minimizing the amount of dust in the building.

Proper air filtration can likewise help enhance the visual appeals of your center. When we walk around lots of buildings, we see black soot all over the registers and ceilings. By effectively filtering the air with a quality pleated filter and changing them with the suitable frequency, you can lower the dirt in the air.

To learn more or for a no-obligation study of your facility to identify if you are making use of the proper air filtration in St Louis, please give us a call at 314-351-5580 today.

Vitt Heating & Air Conditioning Co Inc
4719 Morganford Rd St Louis, MO 63116
(314) 351-5580

St Louis City #C240, St Louis County FCC-X3094

Commercial HVAC Air Filtration